John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:8
2Sa 24:8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Ver. 8. At the end of nine months and twenty days. ] So long lay David in his sin unrepented of. It hath before been noted that God’s children may not only be drenched in the waves of sin, but lie in them for the time; and perhaps sink twice to the bottom, &c. read more
The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Samuel 24:1-25
2 Samuel 24:1-25Go, number Israel and Judah. David numbering the peopleI. The sin committed by David. It is possible that David dwelt with satisfaction upon the thought of his ample resources and numerous armies, and calculated that he was possessed of a power to repel aggression, and attempt fresh conquests. He may have forgotten that God alone, who had made him great, could preserve to him his greatness, and thence he may have longed to reckon up his forces, as though he could thence learn... read more